Fire Guts South LA Church

It took 80 firefighters approximately 50 minutes to extinguish the fire.

“It really hurts. It’s a hard thing to see. I’ve been here since the church’s inception, the church is 25 years old and the Lord has blessed us tremendously. It’s hard to see,” Minister Trent Jackson said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the House of Worship Task Force, an arson unit made up the LAFD, the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department. An arson dog is also assisting the task force to determine if an accelerent was used.

Authorities have determined that the fire is not suspicious in nature.

Officials have closed one block of Crenshaw Boulevard from 50th Street to Westmount for the investigation.